Chapter Summaries

Patrick battled Orgrim Doomhammer and Gul'dan as the Horde leaders joined forces against him. He unleashed multiple Arcane Explosions that knocked Orgrim away, giving the elves hope of turning the battle around.

• Patrick realized Orgrim's strength was greater than he had expected and defended against the Warchief's attacks with magic and spatial movement.
• Patrick countered Orgrim with Arcane Barrages and frost magic, chilling the Warchief as they traded blows.
• Orgrim called Gul'dan to help him, and Gul'dan attacked Patrick's Arcane Shield with three curses.
• Patrick removed Gul'dan's Curse of Tongues and prepared a powerful counterattack as Orgrim charged again.
• Patrick unleashed several Arcane Explosions that sent Orgrim flying, and the elves cheered as their retreat halted and signs of a counterattack appeared.

The Sunlight City forces battled the Horde while Patrick fought Orgrim Doomhammer and Gul'dan. Patrick blocked Gul'dan's fel-corroded Shadow Bolts with Ellen's help, but Gul'dan kept him occupied as Orgrim recovered.

• Higgins Eil Cabrolon and Lorne Songweaver used their arcane-enhanced abilities to fight the orcs, while Lorne worried about falling behind Patrick's other followers.
• Regba used arcane energy to empower his claws, and Alleria directed the rangers and mages to hold off the Horde with ranged attacks.
• Alleria trusted that Patrick could defeat the Horde's core fighters and believed the Floating City would let her withdraw most of the elves if necessary.
• Gul'dan attacked Patrick through the dust with Shadow Bolts, and the fel in one bolt began corroding Patrick's Arcane Shield.
• Ellen advised Patrick to amplify his spell, and he used disintegration energy to strip away the fel while dodging Gul'dan's attacks as Orgrim recovered.

Orgrim and Gul'dan continued battling Patrick while waiting for Zuluhed and the Horde's elite force to arrive. Patrick replenished his mana through Ellen and repelled Orgrim and Gul'dan's coordinated attack, wounding Orgrim with Frost Nova.

• Orgrim recovered from Patrick's blast and was surprised that Gul'dan had protected him.
• Gul'dan warned Orgrim that Patrick was a powerful spellcaster and that the orc army could not be pinned down, so Orgrim ordered Zuluhed to send in the elite force.
• Patrick removed the fel corruption from his body, then Ellen released her mana to restore his strength.
• Gul'dan noticed Patrick's recovery, and Orgrim urged him to keep Patrick occupied until Zuluhed arrived.
• Orgrim charged while Gul'dan fired three Shadow Bolts, but Patrick used Arcane Mimicry, Spatial Restriction, and Frost Barrier to block them before striking Orgrim with Frost Nova.

Patrick and the elves withdrew to the Floating City after the Horde revealed its Red Dragonflight, forcing him to abandon the fight against Orgrim and Gul'dan. He warned Alleria that the Horde could bypass Silvermoon City's defenses by attacking exposed settlements, and she went to alert Yanida.

• Orgrim revealed that the Horde had prepared the Red Dragonflight in ambush, while Patrick struggled to hold off Orgrim and Gul'dan.
• After spotting the approaching red dragons, Patrick told Alleria to pull the troops back and prepare the mages; Galind Shalong helped lead the retreat.
• Patrick used Energy Missiles and Blink to escape Orgrim and Gul'dan, then teleported to the Floating City after the elven troops withdrew.
• Patrick ordered the Teleportation Chamber closed and told the nearby mages to watch the city's protective barrier against the dragons.
• Patrick warned Alleria that the Horde might target settlements outside the Bann'donor Energy Field, including Goldenmist Village, Windrunner Village, and Tranquillien.
• Alleria went to find Yanida so she could warn Silvermoon City and give its leaders time to respond.

After the Horde withdrew from Sunlight City, Patrick checked the battle reports and learned that Silvermoon City had received them. He and Alleria assessed the threat to Eversong Woods and the weaknesses exposed in Quel'Thalas's forces before resting together.

• Alleria explained that Quel'Thalas had reinforced Suncrown Village and positioned troops near An'telas, but warned that Farstrider Lodge remained vulnerable to a coordinated Horde and troll attack.
• Patrick summoned Idonis and confirmed that battle reports and arcane recordings had reached Silvermoon City; Idonis reported that the Horde had left Sunlight City after its red dragons failed to break the city's barrier.
• Patrick and Alleria discussed the Horde's march toward Eversong Woods and the danger to Windrunner Village and Goldenmist Village, noting that dragons made the woodland difficult for rangers to defend.
• Patrick recognized that Quel'Thalas's forces lacked enough warriors to withstand the orcs, then decided to wait for the Silvermoon Council's response and teleported back to his quarters.
• Patrick and Alleria embraced and kissed before falling asleep together.

Patrick and Alleria waited in the Floating City as the Horde marched toward Windrunner Village, while the Council ignored their warnings. Patrick suspected the Council was letting the Orcs weaken his influence, and he left the city’s administration to Alleria so he could recover and review his battle experience.

• Yanida reported that the Horde had bypassed Tranquillien and was heading toward Windrunner Village, while the Council had sent no instructions.
• Alleria worried that Windrunner kin, including Elenora Yunji’s parents, were in danger and repeatedly sent warnings to Ranger Headquarters.
• Patrick recognized that the Floating City could not mount a rescue and suspected the Council was using the Horde to undermine his power.
• Senyor Sunwing, Jienlini Dawnstar, Bridges Dawnwind, and Senior discussed waiting for Patrick’s city to fall and seizing his construction method and influence.
• Patrick handed the Floating City’s administration to Alleria and returned to his study to discuss his recent battles with Ellen.

After his battle with Gul'dan and Orgrim, Patrick reviewed what he had learned about fighting powerful opponents and considered a new spell idea, while Ellen cautioned him about the dangers of altering spell models. He then reflected on the Horde's exposed plans and on how he could exploit Quel'Thalas's political divisions without provoking the Sunstrider royal family.

• Patrick concluded that against opponents of his own tier, instant metamagic-enhanced spells were more practical than preparing large-scale magic, and Ellen explained why.
• Patrick recalled how Gul'dan had embedded corrosive fel in Curse of Agony and Shadow Bolt, but Ellen warned that spell models required precise, stable designs.
• Ellen explained that Gul'dan had wisely tested Patrick with basic spells before preparing a powerful composite attack, and Patrick recognized Gul'dan's skill.
• Patrick noted that Orgrim had deployed the Red Dragonflight and hoped the Council would fall into the Horde's ambush.
• Patrick considered how to undermine the Council while preserving the Sunstrider royal family's neutrality and avoiding unrest in Quel'Thalas.

Patrick learned from Ellen that his understanding of energy levels was mistaken and that mastering spatial power required far greater strength. In the Ghostlands, Sylvanas discovered that Zul'jin's trolls and the orcs had allied to invade Eversong Woods along two routes.

• Patrick asked Ellen how he could master higher-level energies, and she explained that true mastery of space required at least the false god realm.
• Ellen clarified that level-zero energies formed the material world and that energy tiers described connected properties rather than a simple ranking of strength.
• Patrick realized that his basic understanding of energy had been flawed, and Ellen told him he had never asked her to explain it.
• A scout reported to Sylvanas that Dawnstar Spire had fallen and the surviving defenders had retreated to Suncrown Village.
• Sylvanas read Alleria's letter and concluded that Zul'jin's trolls and the orcs had allied to attack Eversong Woods along two routes.

Sylvanas withdrew the defenders from Farstriders Camp toward Suncrown Village as the Amani Trolls encircled the area. Upon arriving, she found the village’s garrison already mobilized, and its commander asked whether Quel'Thalas was under attack.

• Sylvanas and Lor'themar Theron concluded that Farstriders Camp could not withstand the Trolls and chose to retreat to Suncrown Village.
• Sylvanas ordered the troops to take essential supplies, abandon Farstriders Camp, and march north overnight.
• Sylvanas killed a Troll scout hiding in a tree and ordered the troops to hurry after realizing Trolls had entered the woods around Sunscar Peak.
• Sylvanas led the troops out of the woods and reached Suncrown Village, where the garrison was already set up in the streets.
• The Garrison Commander welcomed Sylvanas and asked whether she had come to rescue them from an enemy attack on Quel'Thalas.

Sylvanas discovered that the orcs had burned Goldenmist Village and began evacuating civilians from Suncrown Village toward Life Forest. Meanwhile, Lothar and the Alliance reinforcements arrived at Sunlight City, where Patrick agreed to join forces to repel the orcs while prioritizing Quel'Thalas's safety.

• Sylvanas learned that Goldenmist Village had been burned by the orcs and judged Suncrown Village too vulnerable to serve as a defensive base.
• Sylvanas arranged to evacuate civilians by harbor into Life Forest and sent a letter asking Vereesa to help relocate them.
• An Alliance force led by Lothar arrived at Sunlight City with Turalyon, Khadgar, and Xendari Windrunner to seek Quel'Thalas's support.
• Bold Windrunner supported fighting the orcs after learning that Windrunner Village and Goldenmist Village had been destroyed.
• Patrick agreed to ally with Lothar but insisted that protecting Quel'Thalas must come first.

Patrick learned that the orc spellcasters wielded demonic fel energy, then proposed joining Lothar’s forces to stop the Horde in the Ghostlands. Orgrim withdrew from Quel'Thalas and marched toward Lordaeron, unaware that Patrick intended to meet him in battle.

• Patrick questioned Lothar and Khadgar about the orcs’ origins and discovered their spellcasters used demonic fel energy.
• Yanida reported that the Horde was retreating toward the south, while the Silvermoon Council had taken no action against them.
• Patrick proposed fighting a decisive battle against the Horde in the Ghostlands alongside Lothar’s army, and Lothar agreed.
• Orgrim found the Horde blocked by Bann'donor’s barrier outside Eversong Woods and ordered a withdrawal toward Lordaeron.
• Rend Blackhand questioned abandoning the trolls, but Orgrim dismissed the alliance as finished and planned to attack Lordaeron Capital.

Patrick and Lothar’s allied forces met the charging Horde at Thalassian Pass, where Patrick’s long-range magic and elven archers devastated the orc front line. The red dragons then attacked Patrick’s barrier, leaving it cracked and draining his mana as the battle intensified.

• Patrick positioned Lothar’s human warriors and knights at the front while his own troops held the rear, then persuaded Lothar to wait for the elves’ opening strike.
• A red dragon attacked Lothar’s soldiers with dragon breath, but Patrick’s blue-white barrier blocked the flames.
• Patrick ordered the rangers to fire Arcane Shots as his magic ensnared and burned orcs who reached the barrier.
• Enraged by the Horde’s losses, Orgrim ordered Gul'dan and Zuluhed to kill the allied forces, and Zuluhed used the Dragon Soul to send the red dragons into battle.
• More than a dozen red dragons attacked Patrick’s position together, cracking his barrier and nearly overwhelming him.

Lothar’s Alliance forces fought the Horde at Quel'Thalas, and the arrival of Kurdran Wildhammer’s Gryphon Riders and Khadgar’s storm turned the battle in their favor. Orgrim ordered a retreat, leaving the Alliance with its first major victory against the Horde’s main forces.

• Lothar led the Alliance into battle despite the Horde’s advantage in the skies, while Patrick sustained an Arcane Barrier against their attacks.
• Alleria spotted Kurdran Wildhammer’s gryphon forces approaching, and the Wildhammer Dwarves engaged the red dragons overhead.
• A red dragon’s fiery breath ignited the ground, so Patrick called on the mages to stop the flames from spreading.
• Khadgar summoned a storm that brought heavy rain and weakened the red dragons, while the Alliance pressed the Horde on the ground.
• Orgrim ordered the Horde to retreat into the mountains under the red dragons’ cover, and the Allied army celebrated its victory.

At the victory banquet, Patrick agreed to keep aiding Lothar’s forces with troops and supplies but refused to speak for the Silvermoon Council. Patrick then warned that the defeated Horde’s next target was uncertain, leaving Lothar afraid that Lordaeron could be in danger.

• Lothar toasted the victory and vowed that the humans would restore the Kingdom of Stormwind.
• Kurdran Wildhammer drank heavily and complained that the elven wine was too weak.
• Lothar invited Patrick to bring the high elves into the Alliance, but Patrick said he could not commit the Silvermoon Council and offered limited troops and supplies in his own name.
• Patrick asked where the Horde would strike next, and Lothar realized that Alterac or Lordaeron might be its next target.
• Lothar feared for Lordaeron City because King Terenas had sent most of its troops to the Alliance.

Patrick sent Elenora Yunji and 2,000 elves to reinforce the human Alliance army, then prepared to confront the Silvermoon Council over the destruction caused by its schemes. After sharing an intimate evening with Alleria, he was left looking ahead to their future and the possibility of having a child.

• Patrick proposed sending troops to help the Alliance of Lordaeron, and Elenora Yunji volunteered to lead them against the orcs.
• Alleria told Patrick that Elenora Yunji's parents had died when the Horde destroyed Windrunner Village, and the councilors unanimously approved her mission.
• Elenora Yunji departed with 2,000 elves to join Anduin Lothar's allied army, carrying a talisman Patrick had given her.
• Alleria told Patrick that the Silvermoon Council would meet to discuss the destruction of Goldenmist Village and Windrunner Village, and Patrick blamed the councilors for letting the Horde ravage the Ghostlands.
• Patrick said he would challenge the standing councilors, especially chairman Master Senyor Sunwing, at the plenary meeting.
• Patrick and Alleria spent the night together, and Alleria asked when they might have a child.

After the orc invasion destroyed the Drathir Family’s fief, Dar'Khan realized Senior was trying to absorb his weakened family and decided to leave Silvermoon City for An'owyn. Patrick and Alleria awaited the Silvermoon Council’s summons while Dar'Khan’s family prepared to abandon its businesses and relocate.

• Patrick asked Lothar to send him any orc prisoners captured alive, suspecting the orcs’ demonic energy pointed to another cause behind their invasion.
• Dar'Khan visited Senior and heard him offer the Sunwing Family’s supplies in exchange for joining forces with the Drathir Family.
• Dar'Khan recognized Senior’s offer as an attempt to make the Drathir Family dependent on the Sunwings and eventually absorb it.
• Dar'Khan grew furious as he recalled his past cooperation with Senior and began to hate him, the Council, and Quel'Thalas.
• Dar'Khan ordered his family to sell or mortgage its Silvermoon businesses and move to An'owyn, promising they would return one day.

At the Silvermoon Council’s emergency session, Senior blamed Patrick for failing to stop the Horde’s invasion, and Patrick challenged him by asking whether the Council had received his battle reports. The meeting ended with Patrick poised to expose what the Council knew about the attack.

• Dar'Khan moved the Drathir Family to An'owyn to build up its strength, following Patrick’s example.
• King Anasterian convened the Council to discuss the Horde’s invasion and the destruction of three settlements in Quel'Thalas.
• Senior accused Patrick of failing to defend the kingdom and its civilians despite his position and floating city.
• Patrick called out Senior for shifting blame and asked whether the Council had received the battle report he sent during the fighting at Sunlight City.

Patrick confronted the Silvermoon Councilors over their failure to defend Quel'Thalas from the orc invasion and defeated Senior's attack with ease. He then urged King Anasterian and the Council to focus on the war's aftermath and rescuing survivors, leaving the Council Hall silent.

• Patrick accused the Councilors of neglecting his battle report and abandoning villages to protect their political power, while clearing Oaks of responsibility.
• Senior challenged Patrick, but Patrick struck first, overwhelmed Senior's spiritual attack, and lifted him by the collar.
• Anasterian urged Patrick to release Senior and redirect the meeting toward handling the war's aftermath.
• Patrick condemned the Councilors for abusing their power, and the other three Councilors held back because they feared his strength.
• Patrick proposed prioritizing recovery efforts and rescuing every possible survivor, and Anasterian agreed.
• The Councilors offered no objections, and the Council Hall fell silent.

Patrick challenged the senior Councilors to take responsibility for the war damage, and the Council approved a relief plan that assigned them most of the costs. The four senior Councilors left furious, while the other Councilors regarded Patrick differently.

• Patrick urged the Council to make the responsible leaders pay compensation, arguing that noble status required service to the people.
• Anasterian let Patrick confront the senior Councilors, while many Councilors in the outer ring welcomed the chance to weaken the four great families.
• After more than ten days of deliberation, the Council and Royal Family approved relief for the three damaged areas, with those chiefly responsible paying 65% of the expenses.
• Patrick's proposal passed by thirteen votes to eight, and Senyor Sunwing, Greenville Morningwalker, Jienlini Dawnstar, and Bridges Dawnwind were named chiefly responsible.
• The four senior Councilors left the assembly angrily, and the remaining Councilors departed with changed attitudes toward Patrick.

Patrick met King Anasterian, who tested his defenses and asked about his conflict with the Council and his intentions toward the humans. Patrick rejected reconciliation with the Council and argued that Anduin Lothar’s Arathi bloodline could provide a basis for renewed ties with Quel'Thalas.

• Patrick followed a Spellbreaker attendant to a side hall to meet King Anasterian.
• Anasterian tested Patrick with a mental attack, but Patrick’s Arcane Shield and Spatial Restriction prevented it from penetrating.
• Patrick told Anasterian that the Council had repeatedly targeted him and that its latest actions had crossed his bottom line.
• Anasterian asked how Patrick intended to handle relations with the humans and noted that the old alliance treaty had ended with the Empire of Arathor.
• Patrick said Anduin Lothar was the last heir of the Arathi bloodline, and Anasterian asked whether any humans of that bloodline remained.